How can I redirect a 404 Error in a custom 404 page using Codeigniter?

Question

Kind sirs, I\'m using Codeigniter to build a blog. I might need a way to redirect a 404 error into a custom 404 page. Just like what Abduzeedo.com\'s 404 page. Is it possibl

Answer 1

First open routes.php in the application/config folder and set a custom controller name.

 $route['404_override'] = 'custom404'; //custom404 is class name. 

Create a new controller and write the following code in it. The code is very easy to understand. So I am not going to explain it here.

output->set_status_header('404'); 
    $data['content'] = 'error_404'; // View name 
    $this->load->view('index',$data);//loading in my template 
} 
 } 
 ?> 

Create a view file with name 'error_404.php' with your custom message. That is all you need to do and will be having your custom 404 page now.